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Asus Has Good Reviews for Its Laptops

Based on 2,723 expert and owner reviews, Asus has good ratings for its portable PCs. Asus also has good ratings specifically for its medium processor core notebook PCs compared to other manufacturers.

64-Bit Processor Operating Mode

This laptop supports a 64-bit processor operating mode, which is typical of many medium processor core notebook PCs that have been available for around the same time as it.

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Has a Full-Size Keyboard

The Asus S56 has a full-size keyboard, as do most of the other medium processor core notebook PCs that have been on the market for more than two years.

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Fairly Big Total Storage Capacity

At 524 gigabytes, the Asus S56 has a quite big total storage capacity compared to most of the other notebook PCs of this age and type. Similar spec portable PCs that were released more than two years ago have total storage capacity of between 1GB and 1.5TB, and the average total storage capacity is 520GB.

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Has a Front Camera

The Asus S56 has a front camera, as do most of the other notebook PCs of a comparable spec and age to the S56.

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802.11n WiFi Standard

This notebook PC has an 802.11b|802.11g|802.11n WiFi standard, which is the most commonly found WiFi standard on portable PCs that have been available for around the same time as it.

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AC Cable Included

This laptop has an AC cable included, which is the most frequently found cable included on medium processor core notebook PCs that came out more than two years ago.

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2x SO-DIMM Memory Slot

This laptop has a 2x SO-DIMM memory slot, which is typical of many medium processor core notebook PCs that are a similar age to it.

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GDDR Discrete Graphics Memory Type

This laptop has a GDDR3 discrete graphics memory type, which is typical of many notebook PCs of a comparable age and type to it.

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7 Reasons Against

Only HDD Storage Medium

This laptop has an HDD+SSD storage medium, which is the most frequently found storage medium on medium processor core notebook PCs that were launched more than two years ago. HDD is a traditional storage drive which stores the information on magnetic disks. HDD drives are slower than other forms of storage such as solid state drives (SSD) and flash drives.

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Quite Slow Processor Clock Speed

The Asus S56 has one of the slower processor clock speeds (only 1.7 gigahertz) amongst comparable spec portable PCs of this age. The slowest processor clock speed of medium processor core notebook PCs that have been around for around the same time as the S56 is 0.8GHz and the fastest is 3.1GHz.

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Only 1366 X 768 Pixels Display Resolution

This laptop has a display resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels, which is typical of many portable PCs of this type and age.

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Only 24 Solid-State Drive Capacity

Most portable PCs that have been around for around the same time as the S56 have between 8 and 511 solid-state drive capacity, including the Asus S56 which has 24 solid-state drive capacity.

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Only 10 Mbit/s Ethernet LAN Data Rate

This notebook PC Ethernet LAN data rate, which is the most frequently found Ethernet LAN data rate on laptops of a comparable type and age to it.

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Does Not Have a Touch Sensitive Screen

The Asus S56 does not have a touch sensitive screen, although it is worth keeping in mind that most of the other similar spec portable PCs that have been on the market for more than two years also do not have a touch sensitive screen.

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Quite Slow Maximum Turbo Frequency

At only 2.6 gigahertz, the Asus S56 has a fairly slow maximum turbo frequency compared to most of the other notebook PCs that are a similar age to the S56. The maximum turbo frequencies of notebook PCs of this age and spec range from 1.3GHz to 3.7GHz.

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5 Other reasons to consider the Asus S56

Released Over Four Years Ago

This portable PC has been on the market for over four years.

Average Screen Size

With a screen size of 15.6 inches, the Asus S56 has a relatively standard screen size compared to most of the other medium processor core notebook PCs that have been around for more than two years.

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Intel Core I5-3xxx Processor Family

The Asus S56 has an Intel Core i5-3xxx processor family which is better than most laptops of a comparable spec and age to it. Most laptops of a comparable type and age to it have an Intel Core i5 processor family.

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Average Weight

The Asus S56 has a relatively average weight (2.3 kilograms) compared to most of the other medium processor core notebook PCs that have been available for more than two years.

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Average Internal Memory

With an internal memory of 4 gigabytes, the Asus S56 has a relatively standard internal memory compared to most of the other portable PCs of a comparable type and age to the S56.

Portable PCs with a bigger internal memory that might be worth looking at include the Asus X550CA[plb_2093287_price] (6GB).